Older cabovers OTR?

We love cabovers lol

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Look closely.

 

I just bought a 1985 362 Pete 350 BC2 Cummins things a beast it hold up to my 99 KW w900 425 Cat with no problems rides just a good its all air ride cab seat suspension has a 110 sleeper with a queen bed have no issues out there rides good not beating me up only issue is not that much room for comfort in the changing area or sitting up but I put a drop down 19inch led change in the truck stop no issues. Just needs some love last owner kept everything running good but didnt keep up with her looks so now im working on the looks since mechanically its solid

 

This is her in my profile still running strong i changed my name from Schultz to Tama Mai Hawaii Nei but this is the same truck i was going to sell her do to cancer but decided to keep her. So far I upgraded the engine from the 350 bc to a NTC 855 redone suspension currently sitting on a freightliner classic frame and suspension bagged the front. Its pushing close to 500 hp and gets 6.6 to low to mid 7 in mpg.

 

Beautiful Kws. I got to drive a new '81 and an '85. The' 85 rode pretty good. Both 8 bag. The '81's whole dash was loose and would shake. It had the greatest heater though.

Except for the '85, the rest rode terrible, but I liked driving them. Love the unrestricted view. The dog houses were for naps most days.....feet stuck in the bunk with shoes off. By the time I got sore, usually a hour or so, it was time to go back to work. Nothing like that engine idling underneath.....

I started driving, in a '69 Pete COE, and then '71 and '76 Corn Binders.

 

I kinda like 'em too....

Here's my current cabover... 1981 Freightliner with a 96" cab. 3406A @ 380+ HP, Jake, 15 Double Over, 44K lb. rears...Purrs like a kitten, drives nicely.

I use it primarily for mental therapy, but I have used it for a little work and got me out of a jamb this summer when I lost the fan clutch on my 2000 W9L with a load of gasoline on...I had the cabover towed to me, I slid under the loaded tanker with it and delivered the gas. It saved the day.

Other than that, it just bobtails to antique truck shows and around the area to stay limber. Nothing worse for a truck than letting it sit doing nothing for months on end. Plan is to get it under cover one day soon, and remove the double framed outside liner they put on before I had it, because it's starting to get erosion/corrosion between that and the OE frame rails so that needs to come off. It was set up with a dumping aluminum tank on it for hauling fish for lobster bait before, hence the beefed up frame and 44K rears.

 

That is one fine looking ride.

 

Beautiful truck, pretty sure I have seen it at a few shows. I recognize the old IT Pete next to it. Personally I like the looks of the old Freightliner cabovers the best.

 

This is mine. Just bought it at the end of October. Bobtailed home with it from Washington to Wisconsin and had a smile on my face the whole time. 1988 FLT, 400 Cummins with a 9 speed. Hopefully I'll have it on the road by the beginning of the coming year.

 

Since reading this Coe thread... What do you guys think of this? It's been for sale for a couple months now, guy hasn't sold it for some reason. Keep in mind price is in Canadian dollars (take about a 30%conversion to knock it down to USD). I'd be using it to haul regional flat deck work or moving over to livestock.

http://www.kijiji.ca/v-heavy-trucks...ec/1117235244?enableSearchNavigationFlag=true